Yet another music festival has been canceled. Live Nation’s Download Festival Madrid has announced that the event will not be returning in 2020. Organizers are trying to redevelop the event, though for now, things look to be on permanent hiatus. The f…
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Primavera Sound Festival Switches to Mobile-Only Ticketing to Thwart Scalping
Barcelona music festival Primavera Sound has completely ditched paper ticketing. The move comes as a way to combat bots and scalping. The BBC reports that Primavera Sound is the first major music festival to move to mobile-only ticketing. The festival …
Rolling Loud Hong Kong Canceled Because a Lot Could Possibly Go Wrong
The Rolling Loud Hong Kong festival, which was to feature musical artists such as Wiz Khalifa and Migos on October 19-20, has been canceled because of safety concerns relating to the anti-government protests that have been rocking the city. The festiva…
Ja Rule Is Getting Dragged Back Into the $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit
Ja Rule knew the Fyre Festival was going to be a disaster, litigants claim. A number of festival ticket holders, in a class action lawsuit, are now suing Ja Rule for $100 million, insisting that newly uncovered evidence proves that the rapper was promo…
Dollywood Faces Massive Litigation Over Unauthorized Use of ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’
Christmas may be quickly approaching, but not everyone is in the holiday mood. The film production company that owns the rights to the “Charlie Brown Christmas” theme song is suing the Dollywood theme park in a federal court for copyright infringement….
‘Post-Primary’ Ticketing Exchange Lyte Scores a $15 Million Round
Lyte, a ‘post-primary’ ticketing platform, has raised $15 million in Series A financing to fix the secondary market. If secondary ticketing is indeed broken, Lyte says they’re gonna fix it. The ‘post-primary’ ticketing platform (guess secondary is a d…
Rihanna Rejected a Super Bowl Halftime Offer: ‘ I Just Couldn’t Be a Sellout.’
While Jay-Z has made peace with the NFL and structured a controversial partnership with Roc Nation, not everyone in the pop music world is on board with him. This includes Rihanna, who has just confirmed that she refused to appear at the halftime show …
The Week’s Top U.S. Festivals & Tours, Presented by SeatGeek
The most popular concert tickets, tour stops, and artists around the country, based on SeatGeek data through Wednesday, October 9th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform th…
Failed Roxodus Festival Organizers Face $3.8 Million In Penalties for Bilking Eventbrite
Back in July, ticketing agency Eventbrite filed separate lawsuits in California against the two organizers of the Roxodus music festival, which failed to happen this past summer. As you can see, Roxodus had a pretty big-name lineup. But big-name artist…
Miami Beach Pop Festival Abruptly Postponed Due to ‘Unforeseen Circumstances’
Those waiting patiently waiting for the inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival will have to wait longer — if it happens at all. The festival, which was planned to take place directly on the city’s South Beach on November 8—10, has been indefinitely postpon…